Exodus 4:3 - Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And the Lord said, "Cast it down upon the ground." He cast it down, and it was turned into a snake, so that Moses fled away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And He said, Cast it on the ground. And he did so and it became a serpent [the symbol of royal and divine power worn on the crown of the Pharaohs]; and Moses fled from before it.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

Common English Bible

³ The LORD said, “Throw it down on the ground.” So Moses threw it on the ground, and it turned into a snake. Moses jumped back from it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And the Lord said: Cast it down upon the ground. He cast it down, and it was turned into a serpent: so that Moses fled from it.

Exodus 4:3 Cross References

Exodus 4:17

Also, take this staff into your hand; with it you will accomplish the signs."

Exodus 4:4

And the Lord said, "Reach out your hand, and take hold of its tail." He reached out his hand and took hold, and it was turned into a staff.

Exodus 7:9

"When Pharaoh will say to you, 'Show signs,' you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your staff, and cast it down before Pharaoh, and it will be turned into a snake.' "

Amos 5:19

It is as if a man flees from the face of a lion, only to have a bear meet him; or, he enters a house and leans with his hand against the wall, only to have a snake bite him.